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Water vapor

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Water in the form of a gas

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Weather

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The condition of earth’s atmosphere at a particular time and place.

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Atmosphere

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Is the envelope of gases that surround the planet

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Density

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The amount of mass in a given volume of air

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Barometer

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Instrument used to measure air pressure

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Air pressure

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Is the result of the weight of a column of air

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Mercury barometer

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A barometer with mercury in it

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Android beromiter

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Has an air tight metal chamber

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Altitude

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Area above sea level

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Wind

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Is the movement of air parallel to earth surface

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Local winds

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Winds that blow over short distances

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Global winds

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Are winds that blow steadily from specific directions over long distances

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Anemometer

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A tool used to measure wind speed

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Windchill factor

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The increased cooling that wind can cause

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Sea breeze

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Is a local wind that blows from a ocean or lake

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Land breeze

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The flow of wind from land to the sea

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Latitude

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The distance between the equator

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Coriolis effect

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The way earths rotation makes wind curve

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Electro magnetic waves

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Energy from the sun that travels to the Earth

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Radiation

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The direct transfer of energy by electro magnetic waves

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Inferred radiation

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It’s not visible by humans and has wave lengths that are longer than wavelengths for red lights ( felt as heat )

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Ultra violet radiation

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Invisible form of energy with wave lengths that are shorter than wave lengths for violet light

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Troposphere

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The lower layer of the atomasphere

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Mesosphere

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Middle layer of the atmosphere

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Stratosphere

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Layer or spread out

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Scatering

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When dust sized particles in the atmosphere dispense light in all directions

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Greenhouse effect

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Warming of the surface and the lower atmosphere

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Thermosphere

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The outer most layer of earths atmosphere

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Ionosphere

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The lower layer of the thermosphere

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Exosphere

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Is the outer layer of the thermosphere

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Temperature

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The AVERAGE amount of energy of motion of each particle of a substance

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Thermal energy

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The TOTAL energy of motion in the particles of a substance

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Thermometer

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A device that measures tempeture

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Heat

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Is thermal energy that is transferred from a hot object to a cool one

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Convection

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Transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid

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Cuduction

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The transfer of heat between two substances that are in direct contact

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Radiation

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The direct transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves

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Convection currents

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The upward movement of warm air and the downward of cool air

Science Ch 3 (1 decks)

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